I've been browsing through Patrick O'Flaherty's Come Near At Your Peril:A Visitor's Guide to the Island of Newfoundland.

It's a frikkin' hoot, and packed with good advice. For example, on food:

The general rule is: if you come here with a cholesterol problem, you will be sent home in a casket.

Car Maintenance:

You will probably get a flat tire during your stay here. Do you know how to change a tire? If you don't, learn how to do so.

Nightlife:

You will see. . .squat, barn-like structures , sometimes unpainted, set in a gravel pit and called "lounges." These are taverns; too often, they are foul-smelling places, dark and dismal to be avoided by the sensible visitor who wants to stay out of trouble.

I've been browsing through Patrick O'Flaherty's Come Near At Your PerilA Visitor's Guide to the Island of Newfoundland.

It's a frikkin' hoot, and packed with good advice. For example, on food:

The general rule is: if you come here with a cholesterol problem, you will be sent home in a casket.

Car Maintenance:

You will probably get a flat tire during your stay here. Do you know how to change a tire? If you don't, learn how to do so.

Nightlife:

You will see. . .squat, barn-like structures , sometimes unpainted, set in a gravel pit and called "lounges." These are taverns; too often, they are foul-smelling places, dark and dismal to be avoided by the sensible visitor who wants to stay out of trouble.

A good read.

O'Flaherty sounds like a good read!
I've found that immersing yourself in unfamiliar cultures can sometimes get you a fat lip, but never have I regretted it. Experiencing the nuances of the local flavor of the region is what it's all about. I could spend the entire trip in a 50 square mile area and still not drink in enough.

I'll drop it off when I'm done, Tom. I also have a few others that are good reading. Can't wait to get up there!

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Originally Posted by jackpiner57

O'Flaherty sounds like a good read!
I've found that immersing yourself in unfamiliar cultures can sometimes get you a fat lip, but never have I regretted it. Experiencing the nuances of the local flavor of the region is what it's all about. I could spend the entire trip in a 50 square mile area and still not drink in enough.

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We'll have our own entertainment nights. A good campfire, perhaps a couple of adult beverages. You won't end up with a black eye, a tattoo, and something the wife would rather not know about. I don't know if you've ever done a good ol' Canadian Pub Crawl. I had my hand in a bit of kayak smuggling some years ago while I was raft guiding. A lady from Sherbrooke, PQ asked me to bring a boat across the border for her. Not only was the boat half the price in the US, she avoided about 20% Provincial and Federal tax.

To show her gratitude, she took me out on the town in Sherbrooke. This was when the Canadian dollar was worth about 65 cents US. I don't know if i did the math correctly, but things were inexpensive up north. I awoke to a very dry mouth, a splitting headache, and an enormous bar bill. It's not cheap to drink north of 45.

I just picked up a perfectly good Iphone G3S from an inmate for $100 in perfect shape with a new battery. I'm sure it will be a valuable addition to my modern lifestyle. I'm looking to get a Canadian SIM card for it. So far as I can see, Bell is the strongest provider for The Rock?